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Pulling my weight
I went through hell trying to figure this out yesterday... so I figured I'd document it here so it'll be easier to find for the next person searching how to do this on a Windows 10 machine to conserve CPU resources for Blue Iris.
Windows key + R
gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Remote Session Environment
Set the following policies to Enable, to enable the use of the AVC/H.264 codec :
- Configure H.264/AVC hardware encoding for Remote Desktop connections
- Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics mode for Remote Desktop connections
- Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
Specifically, Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions will activate DirectX/OpenGL and the GPU over RDP
Windows key + R
gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Remote Session Environment
Set the following policies to Enable, to enable the use of the AVC/H.264 codec :
- Configure H.264/AVC hardware encoding for Remote Desktop connections
- Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics mode for Remote Desktop connections
- Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
Specifically, Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions will activate DirectX/OpenGL and the GPU over RDP